Hassan al-Ghabbash
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PresidentBashar al-Assad
Prime MinisterHussein Arnous
Preceded byNizar Yazigi
Succeeded byAhmad Damiriyah
Hassan al-Ghabbash حَسَن الْغَبَّاش | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 30 August 2020 – 23 September 2024 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Hussein Arnous |
| Preceded by | Nizar Yazigi |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Damiriyah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1971 (age 54–55) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Damascus |
| Profession | Politician, Scientist, Medical Doctor |
Hassan al-Ghabbash (Arabic: حَسَن الْغَبَّاش) (born 1971) is a Syrian doctor and politician.[1] He was the Health Minister between 2020 and 2024.[2]
- 1998: Graduated from Faculty of Medicine of Damascus University[3]
- 1998–2002: Otolaryngologist (ORL–H&N) in al-Mouwasat University Hospital[4]
- 2003: Member of the American Academy of ear, nose and throat disease (ORL)[4]
- 2003–2020: Specialist supervisor doctor at al-Mouwasat University Hospital[4]
- 2014–2017: Head of the Syrian Association of Otorhinolaryngology doctors[4]
- 2017: Member of the Syrian Board and Chairman of the Training Committee for ORL diseases[3]
- 2019: Head of Damascus Doctors Syndicate[3]
- 2020–present: Minister of Health, he has been responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Syria.[5]
- 2021: Elected to the Executive Council of World Health Organization[6]